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Definition of "checkup" [checkup]

  • An examination or inspection. (noun)
  • A general physical examination. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "checkup" in a sentence
  • "She had, as we understand it, what we call a checkup, a routine checkup post obviously her bout with cancer."
  • "A yearly or particularly, a five-year checkup is not beyond the financial means of ordinary people."
  • "Hes not in a cave, and anyone who thinks he is needs a checkup from the neckup."